Patients from the Mercy San Juan’s neo-natal intensive care unit had a reunion with some of the doctors and nurses who helped saved their lives.

Patients from the Mercy San Juan’s neo-natal intensive care unit had a reunion with some of the doctors and nurses who helped saved their lives.

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Updated: 6:02 PM PDT Sep 13, 2014

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WEBVTT HELPS MAKE THE ZOO INCLUSIVE FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY. A WHARMINGD STORY, A SPECIAL REUNION FOR DOCTORS AND PATIENTS IN A NEONATAL HEALTH CARE UNIT. THEY GOT TO SEE FIRSTHAND THEIR IMPACT THEIR CARE HAS HAD ON FAMILIES. CAN YOU SAY HI TO THE CAMERA? SHE WAS BORN THREE MONTHS PREMATURE. HE HAD COMPLICATIONS WITH HIS EYES AND LUNGS. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. THAT'S WHEN THE STAFF AT THE NEONATAL STAFF IN SACRAMENTO STEPPED IN. TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE WILL TAKE CARE OF HIM AND NOT ONLY BE THE MEDICAL END OF IT BUT BE THE AUNTS AND UNCLES OF IT. HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES CAME TOGETHER WITH THE STAFF WHO TOOK CARE OF THEIR BABIES, MANY SERIOUSLY ILLINOIS. PEOPLEYS ARE SURVIVING AT BIRTH WEIGHTS LOWER THAN ANYONE IMAGINED. OUR MOTTO IS WE WANT THEM FOR LIFE. SO WHEN WE HAVE A LITTLE PREMATURE BABY WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY, NOT JUST THAT BABY. CONNOR IS A HEALTHY 1-YEAR-OLD. THIS NURSE HAD A DAUGHTER BORN 23 WEEKS PREMATURE. MEDICALLY MANAGE THEM THE BEST WE CAN. LIKE MOST FAMILY REUNIONS, THERE IS STORY AFTER STORY. EACH ONE IS INSPIRED BY THE OTHER. CONNECTING FAMILIES OF BABIES WHO NEEDED A LITTLE EXTRA HELP WITH THE BORROWED HANDS WHO TACK CARE OF THEM. THEY'LL CONNECT THE REST OF

NICU doctors & nurses reunite with patients

Patients from the Mercy San Juan’s neo-natal intensive care unit had a reunion with some of the doctors and nurses who helped saved their lives.